The Essential Homes Research Project is a sustainability initiative designed to provide rapidly assembled modular housing for people displaced by natural and man-made disasters. The real-size prototype was designed by the Norman Foster Foundation and developed by Holcim using EQUITONE panels to cover the facades of the building. The ‘Essential Home’ located at the Giardini della Marinaressa, was unveiled at the Venice Architecture Biennale and takes place from 20 May to 26 November 2023. FibreCementFacadePanels, FibreCementCladding.